Federal Aid by State
California has the highest Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received) in 2023 ($116.8B), followed by Texas ($88.75B) and New York ($83.88B). South Dakota has the lowest ($2.04B).
Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received), 2023
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Data
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| 1 |  California | $116.8B | 32.1% | $587.62B |
| 2 |  Texas | $88.75B | 41.5% | $312.07B |
| 3 |  New York | $83.88B | 37.7% | $330.14B |
| 4 |  Pennsylvania | $46.26B | 39.1% | $154.31B |
| 5 |  Florida | $43.68B | 36.8% | $252.33B |
| 6 |  Ohio | $35.94B | 39.7% | $163.09B |
| 7 |  Illinois | $31.26B | 32.4% | $183.72B |
| 8 |  Michigan | $29.46B | 38.7% | $94.06B |
| 9 |  North Carolina | $28.1B | 36.5% | $107.14B |
| 10 |  Massachusetts | $27.58B | 33.3% | $144.31B |
| 11 |  Georgia | $26.26B | 37.1% | $107.28B |
| 12 |  Arizona | $25.55B | 47.4% | $57.67B |
| 13 |  New Jersey | $24.88B | 28.6% | $156.16B |
| 14 |  Virginia | $24.11B | 29.3% | $108.07B |
| 15 |  Indiana | $22.32B | 40.0% | $65.17B |
| 16 |  Washington | $21.11B | 29.5% | $119.86B |
| 17 |  Louisiana | $20.91B | 52.3% | $39.38B |
| 18 |  Maryland | $19.39B | 33.9% | $88.93B |
| 19 |  Kentucky | $18.06B | 44.6% | $36.7B |
| 20 |  Tennessee | $17.34B | 40.3% | $82.36B |
| 21 |  Alabama | $15.88B | 41.2% | $30.41B |
| 22 |  Minnesota | $15.73B | 31.5% | $108.28B |
| 23 |  Missouri | $15.39B | 45.5% | $74.54B |
| 24 |  Colorado | $14.38B | 34.3% | $68.47B |
| 25 |  Wisconsin | $14.23B | 31.9% | $61.58B |
| 26 |  Oregon | $13.78B | 36.9% | $40.07B |
| 27 |  South Carolina | $13.04B | 38.6% | $31.11B |
| 28 |  Connecticut | $12.78B | 31.6% | $60.26B |
| 29 |  New Mexico | $12.15B | 41.8% | $10.3B |
| 30 |  Arkansas | $10.75B | 39.7% | $35.97B |
| 31 |  Mississippi | $10.6B | 47.3% | $12.65B |
| 32 |  Oklahoma | $10.36B | 37.2% | $28.56B |
| 33 |  Iowa | $8.45B | 30.1% | $28.29B |
| 34 |  Utah | $7.4B | 27.3% | $31.54B |
| 35 |  West Virginia | $6.9B | 45.2% | $7.14B |
| 36 |  Kansas | $6.62B | 28.0% | $29.15B |
| 37 |  Nevada | $6.59B | 34.3% | $28.82B |
| 38 |  Rhode Island | $6.48B | 43.7% | $16.49B |
| 39 |  Hawaii | $5.97B | 27.1% | $9.49B |
| 40 |  Nebraska | $5.53B | 38.0% | $28.53B |
| 41 |  Delaware | $5.32B | 38.8% | $32.38B |
| 42 |  Alaska | $5.26B | 50.8% | $5.75B |
| 43 |  Idaho | $5.15B | 41.1% | $14.06B |
| 44 |  Montana | $5.14B | 46.6% | $7.84B |
| 45 |  Maine | $4.92B | 43.3% | $9.82B |
| 46 |  New Hampshire | $4.1B | 47.4% | $14.46B |
| 47 |  North Dakota | $3.75B | 34.7% | $7.59B |
| 48 |  Wyoming | $3.1B | 56.4% | $6.09B |
| 49 |  Vermont | $2.69B | 43.6% | $5B |
| 50 |  South Dakota | $2.04B | 50.9% | $11.53B |
What correlates with Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received) (2023)?
Pearson r against 2,104 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received)?
- California has the highest Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received) in 2023, at $116.8B, followed by Texas ($88.75B) and New York ($83.88B).
- Which state has the lowest Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received)?
- South Dakota has the lowest Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received) in 2023, at $2.04B.
- What is the median Federal Share of State Government Revenue (Aid Received) across US states?
- The median is $14B across the 50 US states with data in 2023.
- Where does this federal aid by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: States Most Dependent on the Federal Government – 2022 Edition - SmartAsset; State Profiles - USA Spending; Balance of Payments Portal - Rockefeller Institute of Government; States Most Dependent on the Federal Government – 2023 Study - SmartAsset.